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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Douglas Ervin, Novi, MI (US);
Yan Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ilya Vladimir Kolmanovsky, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F01L 1/22 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F01L 9/04 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/22 (2013.01); F01L 13/0015 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/1498 (2013.01); F01L 9/04 (2013.01); F01L 2013/0073 (2013.01); F01L 2013/103 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2041/141 (2013.01); F02D 2250/18 (2013.01); F02D 2250/28 (2013.01); Y02T 10/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Periodic torque disturbances that affect cylinder valve operation are anticipated, and an appropriate reaction torque is provided by an electric motor to counteract the periodic torque disturbances to position a cylinder valve at a desired position.